Jake Peavy tossed a light bullpen session earlier today, after which he was cleared to make a minor league rehab start Thursday with Triple-A Charlotte. He is slated to throw around six innings or 90 pitches.

Peavy was placed on the disabled list last week with a right groin strain. If all goes well during his outing Thursday, he could rejoin the White Sox as soon as next week.

“(Cooper) said it’s certainly something they’ll talk about and discuss,” Peavy said. “Who knows? I just think we got five guys going pretty good right now. We’ve taken some heat about the six-man rotation. Are we doing the right thing or wrong thing? I’m just letting them know my end of the deal. I‘ll do whatever I can do to help.”

Peavy, 30, has never made a relief appearance during his major league career. In fact, his last relief appearance as a professional was in 2000 while pitching with Class A Fort Wayne in the Padres’ pipeline.